Drip-cup attachment for spigots



Feb. 19, 1929.

1,702,975 I c. e. MARHOFF DRIP CUP ATTACHMENT FOR SPIGOTS Filed March 29, 1928 Patent d a. 19,1929. 1,702,915

UNITED STATESPATENT OFFIC.E..

' CHESTERFIELD G. HABHOFF, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DRIP-CUP ATTACHMENT FOR smoo'rsf ,Applioation filed mmrza, 1928. Serial No. 265,590.

This invention relates to improvements in for, in turn, removably receiving the dripdrip cup attachments for percolator splgots, cups and 15'. one object of this invention being the provi- The u 15 d 155 r f rably ad S1011 Of a device Of this kind which iS readily of metal, but may be made of glass china, 01' 5 attachable to the valve stem of any of the any type of material that maybe deemed depresent type percolator spigots and provides irable, If f a a cup is' prov ided a means f r Ca c i g th undesirable p that can be thrown away without washing. TfIOIIl t p g after iq i has been drawn From the foregoing description, taken in therefrom in fi ling a p and after the Valve connection with the drawings, it is evident 10 a bee C O Q 1 that with a device applied as illustrated in Another je f this invention is the P the drawings, when the valve stem 8 is in vision Of 2L ClzWlOQ, Of this kind which is adapt valve closing position, one the drip-cups l 1' 1156 11 y p g p g 15 or 15 is presented to the outlet end of the thus providing a simple, durable and inexpen pi t 7 SO th t y dri th refr m after the 15 sive device of this character and one which is cup h b filled i received in thecup and v thoroughly efficientfind Practicalin thereby prevented from falling into the tray 7 In the accompanying drawings i I p n th t bl 1 Figure 1 is aside elevation of a P a WVherea singleavay valve stem is employed percolator adjacent the spigot portion thereof as h a i l cup i ll th t i ce 20 showing the present device in drip-receiving b t as t l t r rovid d with a, position; v double-way opening valve, it is desirable that F gu e Q p P13 VIOW'ShOWIIIg h (164 the two cups and the present device 10, as vice in full lines when in drip-receiving posiill st t d b m l d 7 tion, and indotted lines whenin cup-filling The spring 17 may be placed upon the 25 position, the body of the percolator being s igot between the, lower end of the valve and v shown in cross-section; v i 1 th d i d ice,

Figure 3 is fLVtOP P View Of the P The drip device may be'made of any desired 9, attachlllenb P5 e material suitable for use, such as celluloid Figure 4 is a longltudinal Sectional View fibre, bakelite, etc., and where found necesthroug the I YB 6n of h p g Stem and sary, the arms may be flat, it it is found that '7 the present device; and v the outlet of the spigot is shorter. I ag is a View slmilar to F g r 3 Of a v This device can be used upon any type of lhOfllfiBCl I spigot when it is desired. to catch the drip,

ieferring to the, drawings, the numeral 6 h as l t 11mg7 tc, designates the percolator proper which'is p ro- I claim v i vided W the p g r faucet 7 ng 1. A device of the character described for hand-actuated valve Stem the reduced attachment to the spigot of a percolator made 8 of which is threaded and engages the usual f a i l i e f t l, d id d 7 nut 9 for holding the valve in proper seated with a t ivin g tio d two pobltlOllpositely disposedenlarged apertured ends The cup-holding device 1018 made fro a whereby two drip cups may be removably single piece of metal and is provided with the supported thereby. p p I enlarged central portion 11 having either the 2, A dri cup holding device lIltKlfIOln a angular opening 12', as shown in Figure 3, or single piece of flat metal and provided withan the circularopening 12, as shown in Figure enlarged apertured portion for engaging the v 5, for-engaging the lower end of the stem 8v stem of a spigot two outwardly and downand to be held in place by means of the nut 9, wardly bent apertured terminals, and two as illustrated in Figures 1 and 4. This memcupsdetachably fitting in' said terminals.

her is provided with the oppositely extended In testimony whereof have hereunto set and bent arms 13 and 13 which terminate in cmyhand. e v the apertured enlarged terminals 14 and 14 c CHESTERFIELD G. MARHOFF, 

